DEFINITION of 'Private Company'. A company whose ownership is private. As a result, it does not need to meet the strict Securities and Exchange Commission filing requirements of public companies.Next Up. company whose ownership is private. As a result, it does not need to meet the strict Securities and Exchange Commission filing requirements of public companies.
Motorbike ballet as riders crash. Bubba Blackwell, another American stuntman, set the previous record with a 157 foot (47.85 meters) jump in Las Vegas in 1999. He broke the record set by Evel Knievel in 1975, which he held for 24 years.
Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois. Goliath has the longest drop, the steepest drop and goes faster than any other wooden rollercoaster. Riders plunge down a 180-ft (54 metre) initial drop at a near vertical angle of 85 degrees and travel at speeds of 72 miles per hour. sixflags.com/greatamerica. The Undertow.